BIOGRAPHY
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was the third of eight children born into a large Italian family in Michigan. Her father, Sylvio Ciccone, was a design engineer for General Motors, and her mother was Madonna Ciccone. She died when Madonna was six years old.
Madonna attended the University of Michigan on a dance scholarship for two years before heading to New York City to become a ballet dancer. She danced for the Patrick Hernandez Revue before teaming with Dan Gilroy to form the band, Breakfast Club. She later formed the band, Emmy, with Stephen Bray. Their first two singles, "Everybody" and "Physical Attraction" became club hits in New York. The next single, "Holiday," became her first Top Ten hit. Since then Madonna has had a spectacular career in show business as a singer, actress, and producer. Through her ability to evolve with the audiences, she has had more number one singles than any other female artist, eleven in all. Her song, "Rescue Me" off of THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION, became the highest-debuting single by a female artist in U.S. chart history, entering at number 15. She has won numerous MTV Music Awards, five Grammys, and a Golden Globe for her performance in EVITA. In 1992 she signed with Time Warner to create her own record label, Maverick.
Madonna continues to record music and act in films, splitting her time between Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and London. She has a daughter, Lourdes Maria, whom she calls "Lola" and is expecting another baby in late 2000.
CHRONOLOGY
1958 She was born in Bay City, Michigan. (August 16)
1964 Her mother died of breast cancer.
1977 She moved to New York City.
1979 She became part of the Patrick Hernandez Revue.
1980 She formed the band Emmy with Stephen Bray.
1982 She was signed by Sire Records.
1983 MADONNA - album
1984 LIKE A VIRGIN - album; VISION QUEST - film
1985 She married Sean Penn.; DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN - film
1986 TRUE BLUE - album; SHANGHAI SURPRISE - film
1987 WHO'S THAT GIRL - album & film; YOU CAN DANCE - album
1989 She and Sean Penn divorced.; LIKE A PRAYER - album; BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY - film
1990 I'M BREATHLESS, THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - albums; DICK TRACY - film
1991 TRUTH OR DARE - documentary
1992 She won a Grammy for Best Music Video (Long Form) for MADONNA: BLONDE AMBITION WORLD TOUR LIVE.; SEX - photographic book; EROTICA - ALBUM; SHADOWS & FOG, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN - films She signed with Time Warner to create Maverick, her own record label.
1993 BODY OF EVIDENCE, DANGEROUS GAME - films
1994 BEDTIME STORIES - album
1995 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - album; BLUE IN THE FACE, FOUR ROOMS - films
1996 EVITA -album & film; She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for EVITA.; Her daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, was born. (October 14); GIRL 6 - film
1998 RAY OF LIGHT; She won three Grammy Awards for RAY OF LIGHT in the categories, Dance Recording, Pop Album, and Music Video.
1999 She won a Grammy for a Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media for "Beautiful Stranger."
2000 THE NEXT BEST THING - film; MUSIC - album; She announced in March that she is due with her second child.
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